Financing Organization: Canal Isabel II
Duration: 2007-2009
Summary: The aim of this project is to evaluate the efficiency of the gasification technology and to assess its applicability in Canal Isabel II. It intends to improve the management of sludge from the urban wastewater treatment plants in the autonomous community of Madrid. This sludge cannot be reused for agriculture, either because they do not comply with the requirements of the 193/1998 community of Madrid decree, or because of future technical reasons (saturation or absence of demand for agricultural use). An attempt is made to minimize the volume of waste sent to landfill, thereby increasing the contribution of renewable energy sources in the supply of primary energy in Spain (Plan de Energías Renovables para España 2005-2010). Tests with dry sludge have been carried out in the gasification pilot and demonstration plants in Seville and in the Aborgase plant (3 MWth fluidized-bed gasification plant), respectively. From the results, the economic viability of gasification as a means of treating the sludge was analyzed.